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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Sloppy Seconds

One of my friends is in the process of cleaning out his garage, so he told me to stop by his house to check out some cards he no longer wanted before he posted them on Craigslist. Usually... he's a little pricey, since he's a dealer who sets up at local card shows. But he told me he'd work with me on the prices, so I dove in.And after sifting through his stuff for almost an hour, I found a few things of interest: a binder, a 49ers oddball set, and a box of soccer cards:

Let's kick things off with a bunch of 2013 Topps MLScards...

He busted a case and pulled the relics, autographs, and numbered parallels. Everything else went into the box you see above. What exactly are you looking at? Well here's the breakdown:A. Ten Topps MLS Base Card SetsB. One Topps MLS Mini Insert SetC. Two Topps MLS Pure Soccer Insert SetsD. One Topps MLS Rivalries Insert SetE. One Brian Ching AutographF. One Brian Ching Relic CardG. One Incomplete Topps MLS 1978 English Footballers SetH. Two Short Print Variation SinglesI. A Ton of ExtrasNext up, a 1988 49ers Police set:

I'm not a fan of the 49ers, but I am a fan of oddballs... especially 80's oddballs.And finally... the binder... which had a variety of stuff, ranging from base cards to a few inserts and parallels. There were also forty to fifty autographed cards from a variety of 80's players and managers:

But the key to this purchase was the binder's vintage cards:

Anytime I'm presented with the opportunity to add a few cards to my vintage binder... I get a little excited.However there was still the issue of money and unfortunately his values and my values didn't line up at first. But after going back and forth for a few minutes, we settled on $50... which is about $20 more than I wanted to spend and $50 less than he originally wanted. Maybe I'll probably sell a few of the soccer sets to recoup some of my money.Happy Sunday and sayonara!

I can't verify that they're 100% authentic. I know that the Ozzie Smith's are just rubber stamps. A few of the cards I'm going to keep, but if you're still interested I'm sure we can work something out.

I picked up the Ching cards for a friend of mine... as for the soccer... it was mainly a way to help me make some of the money back (either on eBay or at the flea market). Sets sell for $8 to $15. As for the inserts, I'm going to finish the 1978 English Footballers set (it's a really nice looking set)... and probably keep one of each insert set and throw them into a binder (sort of a mini master set).

About Me

I've been collecting cardboard off and on since the early 80's. I'm presently collecting. But who knows what the future holds in store for me.
One thing is for certain... I'll have my blog to help relive some of my favorite hobby moments.